Tag: flying

Working at an airport in the parking section has taught me that it is crucial for you to arrive with more than enough time to catch your flight. We do have busy seasons, like Halloween to Christmas, and busy weeks, like spring break. Here we call our busy season from November to the beginning of May. With that being said, you don’t know what the parking situation is going to look like. You don’t know if there’s going to be an accident that requires you to take an alternate, longer route. Maybe the check in line is huge and the security checkpoint is 5 times it’s normal size. If you decide to leave your house an hour before your flight is boarding and you live half an hour away, you are not giving yourself enough time for any of the situations above. The cheaper lot fills up the quickest and that pisses off the people who need to catch a flight in 15 minutes and now can’t find a space like they counted on. A good chunk of these people are business people. I can’t tell you how many have demanded I kick employees out of employee only lots so they can have a space because they’ve have “important things” to do. Not all are business people. Some are older folks who go away frequently and can normally arrive 20 minutes without no issues. Or families going away on vacation. Often they demand discounts or free parking. Here’s a little secret: we never give discounts or free parking for those reasons.